Palaver Point & Davis Island

There was a landing at 2 Hummock Island, Palaver Point, but we didn't get off the ship. Both of us were tired. Paul from night duty and me because of lack of sleep. It was also quite overcast too, so I didn't feel too guilty.

In the afternoon we went for a zodiac cruise around Davis Island. Usually the zodiacs go part way but this time we went around it. We met up with crew, dressed as penguins,on a zodiac. They gave everyone a glass of champagne to sip as we looked at iceberg sculptures.

One iceberg had a calving off one of its steep sides. We heard a big cracking sound and were just in time to see a big piece of ice shearing off the other side of the iceberg. Becky, our zodiac pilot, took us around the iceberg so that we could see the aftermath of bergy bits and brash ice in the sea.

During the recap and briefing, we learnt that orcas were spotted close to the ship last night, and the onboard photographer filmed the orcas playing with a penguin, near the bow of the ship, before it met its demise. The clip was played to us as part of an educational discussion about orcas.Read more